what is the spanish translation for "I will be back"and "I will return".

Question

I work with people from Puerto Rico.How can I say "I will be back" and "I will return"in spanish?

Answer 1

Gus - Did you mean the difference in English? If yes then "I shall return" is more like a promise or a certainty and "I will return" is more like a prediction than a certainty (depending on where you put the emphasis). How you would differentiate them in Spanish I have no idea.

Odd, I would have said just the opposite. I will is a certainty and I shall is a promise or prediction. - 0074b507, Sep 26, 2009

Maybe we should consult "Arnie" on the difference, if we could pull him away from his state going up in flames.. - 0074b507, Sep 26, 2009

A famous American General - whose name I have forgotten, said "I shall return" meaning it was a cetainty and a promise. I think people have said that "Jesus shall return" meaning the same thing. "I will return" must just be a prediction about the future. - ian-hill, Sep 26, 2009

But "I will return" with an emphasis on "will" can be a promise. - ian-hill, Sep 26, 2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shall_and_will - AnnoLoki, Sep 27, 2009

Answer 2

Gus- I don't think there is any difference in meaning whatsoever between "I shall return" and "I will be back."

Answer 3

I think we need a complete sentence showing the intention to be able to give an accurate answer. In old fashioned Spanish I think it could border on the subjunctive. God willing - let´s hope it does´nt!

Answer 4

Is this a double post? I think these remarks could have been included in his other thread on volver and regresar.

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[1]: what is the english translation for the spanish

Answer 5

It depends on whether it is certain or if it is to be seen. As mentioned above, you could use the present tense (it is certain) vuelvo, or the future tense, if it needs to be shown to be true (we'll have to see), volveré.

You could say, as I'm told they do more often in spoken than written spanish, "voy a volver." or, "voy a regresar."

Answer 6

Wow, this gives me the oportunity to ask a question,I wanted to ask. First to answer your question............. "I will be back" .............. Yo regresare............

and "I will return"in spanish?........yo volvere...............

Here is my question........................................ What is the difference between..............

I shall return and............... I will be back......................

back to youer question ........ one can say, Yo regreso or yo regresare

You're missing some accents, Gus. It's "regresaré." - --Mariana--, Sep 26, 2009